The Marion baseball team came into last week riding high on a 10-game winning streak, but the Goreville Blackcats snapped the streak with a 7-6 win and the Harrisburg Bulldogs were rude hosts beating ...

James W. Cannon, former President of Safeco Insurance, computer science pioneer, and beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on April 28, 2025, at the age of ...

Dr. Hussein Elsaid, 88, of Carbondale passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on Nov. 20, 1936, in Tanta, Egypt, to Hassan Elsaid and Olfat ...

Ruth McGhee was born on July 29, 1929. She went home to be with Jesus on May 7, 2025, at the Hardin County General Hospital. Services took place Saturday, May 10 at Hardin County Funeral Service in ...

It is early in the season, but soybean planting is ahead of the five-year average pace and the forecast for May generally looks favorable for fieldwork. USDA reported 10% of Illinois soybeans were ...

Virginia “Ginny” Lee Holt, 96, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at The Anchor of Marion. Virginia was born on April 26, 1928 in Akron, Ohio, to Raymond and Berta (Hoffman) Buice. Virginia married ...

Justin Lee Vailes Darnell, 30, of Shawneetown passed away May 17, 2025, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Services took place Friday, May 23 at Hardin County Funeral Service in Rosiclare. The family ...